Editing - Vignette

 In this photo a vignette has been applied to the photograph on the right

















Step 1 - create a new adjustment layer for curves

Step 2 - click okay on the layer name

Step 3 - over exaggerate the curve

Step 4 - Make sure the top square is black and white

Step 5 - Click on the gradient tool and then click on gradient

Step 6 - Click on radial button (the selected button)

Step 7 - Drag out from the photo creating a vignette

Editing - Sharpen

 

 To edit this photo I have sharpened the image to make it look better. The Sharpened image is the image on the right

Step 1 - Duplicate the layer by clicking on layer then duplicate layer 

Step 2 - Change the layer name to Sharpen 

Step 3 - Go to filter - Sharpen then Unsharp Mask 

Step 4 - Change the amount percentage and radius of pixels to get the desired effect.  When you reach the desired effect click OK.

Editing - Dodge and Burn

 The image on the right has had both dodge and burn applied to it. Dodge has been applied to the left half of the face and burn to the right

Step 1 - Select around the part of the image you want to change using the quick selection 

Step 2 - Using the magnifying glass on the left hand side select either burn of dodge- burn makes the picture darker and dodge makes the area lighter. 

Step 3 - Feather the image by select the select button and then refine edge

Step 4 - This box will appear and then just change the feather to make it look clearer then click okay and the photo will change.

Editing - White Balance Adjustment

 In the photo on the right white balance has been applied to the photo which can be clearly seen due to the change of the background colour.

Step 1- Click on the levels button on the left hand side of the screen- second button from the left on the first row 

Step 2 - Click on the bottom dropper on the left hand side

Step 3 - click on the part of the photo that you want to balance and it will change the colour to make it look cleaner 

Editing - Hue and Saturation

Here is a photo that has been edited by changing the hue and saturation. The photo on the right has been heavily edited to show exactly what can be done with changing the hue and saturation.












Step 1 - Go to Layers, then to New Adjustment Layer and then Hue and Saturation

Step 2 - This box will appear then click use previous layer. 

Step 3 - This screen will appear move all 3 of the arrows to get the desired effect on the photograph 

Step 4 - Once the desired effect has been achieved press the double arrows on the small levels screen to close the screen

Editing - Curves

This is a before and after shoot of a photo. The photo on the left is before the levels are changed and the one on the right is after they have been changed. 

Step 1 - Go to Layers, then to New Adjustment Layer and then Curves

Step 2 - This box will appear then click use previous layer. 

Step 3 - This screen will appear move different parts of the curve to get the desired effect on the photograph 

Step 4 - Once the desired effect has been achieved press the double arrows on the small levels screen to close the screen

Editing - Levels

 Before and After the levels were changed on this picture.

The photo on the right is darker because i have changed the levels in the photo to make the whole picture darker.












Step 1 - Go to Layers, then to New Adjustment Layer and then Layers

Step 2 - This box will appear then click use previous layer. 

Step 3 - This screen will appear move all 3 of the arrows to get the desired effect on the photograph 

Step 4 - Once the desired effect has been achieved press the double arrows on the small levels screen to close the screen

Colour Manipulation

During Thursdays afternoon lesson we were tasked with creating colour manipulations on some images that we had already taken, although I had already attempted this in one of my images in colour the way it was taught to us during this lesson was a lot similar and quicker and far more accurate. 

Here are the steps 

Step 1- using selection tool select the area you wish to change 

Step 2 - click select and then click invert 

Step 3- Select image adjustment layer invert 

Step 4 - click select then deselect

Step 5- at the bottom sleet adjustment then hue/saturation 

Step 6- Play around with the levels till you get the desired colour 

Step 7 Close Hue/Saturation tab and save image

The first image in is the image as it looked when I took the photo. I found the colours quid dull and that they didn't really stand out. In the second image I made the man black and white and manipulated the rest of the picture to make the colours brighter and make them stand out even more. I like that the colours are now brighter and makes the singer stand out more because he is in black and white. However in the third image I have turned the guitar a different colour and made the the rest of the picture black and white. I did this to make the guitar stand out even more and really capture the attention of the person looking at the photo because they instantly drawn in to the that point of the photo.